Where does “incantate” come from?

incantate (English) comes from Latin incantatus, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

incantate (English): To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words,...

Definitions

  1. To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words,...

Ancestry of “incantate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincantatussung, having been sung
2Latinincantōto sing
3Latincantōto enchant, or call forth by charms, chant
4Latincanōto sing, recite, play
5Proto-Italickanōto sing
6Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
7Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “incantate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →